While Mason's performance on the field is how he's made his name in the relentlessly competitive world of collegiate sports, the powerful young running back is also something of hip-hop royalty, being the son of Vincent Mason, better known as Maseo, DJ, rapper and one-third of legendary rap innovators, De La Soul, best known for hit singles like "Me Myself & I" and "Stakes is High."

"I try not to get into my dad's shine," the younger Mason said in an interview with the Ledger-Enquirer (via The Big Lead) back in 2011 when he was just a freshman hoping to make the team. "I try to make a scene for myself. I congratulate him on everything he's accomplished in his life. I try to do the same for mine."

While a proud father is happy to see his son play the game, the admittedly sports-deficient DJ is much more concerned with the education Auburn has to offer and what opportunities Tre will have after the glory days on the gridiron are behind him.